vinyl comeback

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October 12, 11 8:41 AM (permalink)

vinyl comeback

Recently I was talking with the manager of a replication facility and he said this year the plant will press more vinyl than compact discs.
 
After bashing the 'loudness wars' he said something I thought was interesting: (paraphrasing here)
 
"Since the audio on vinyl can't be compressed to such extremes, records generally offer a more nuanced sound."
 
I remember vinyl sounding great only if you had an expensive turntable, cartridge, amp, and speakers; and didn't records scratch and wear out quickly?
 
Maybe all we need to do is throw our 'volume maximizers' in the dumpster :)

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    spacey
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    Re:vinyl comeback October 12, 11 10:21 AM (permalink)
    There were many factors with vinyl LPs.
    They could sound very good or very bad.
    They could last and could be destroyed.

    Life itself at that time and the state of technology are the factors that made it such
    a great time and vinyl such a great item to own.
    It was a combination of the quality of music and the lack of means to hear it.
    One must take note that for example- when Deep Purple released an album -where were
    you and how where you going to hear it?

    Very few radio stations would play an album. One had few options- listen to a friends, buy the album, go to the concert or "D" all the above.
    The album was special so many tried to invest in quality systems.
    The album was also special in that it was more than music. It was worth taking care
    of to enjoy for years.

    Today.....who cares? That was enjoyed in specific time in our lives and it will never be
    recreated. One was either there to enjoy it or they weren't. It was not just about vinyl.

    Well that's how I see it...I was there.
     
    Thought I'd add for those that weren't there...
    We use to get informed when a major groups album was going to release.
    It would be on radio news, newspapers, TV...it was an event. There was a lot at stake....money, and
    people spending a lot of it.
    It was exciting in that a friend would remark, "I got ___lastest release" and everyone would get
    together to check it out. Marvel at the package and listen.
    One of the cool things that I enjoyed was how many would react to a specific passage in a tune...
    big eyes and everybody remarking about how great that lick or passage was. It was just cool seeing
    what sounds had what effect on others. I haven't experienced that in many years and won't ever again.
    It was just more than vinyl. JMO too.
     
     
     
    post edited by spacey - October 12, 11 10:39 AM
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    Re:vinyl comeback October 12, 11 1:46 PM (permalink)
    Oh, records.  I thought this thread was about Mooch's marathon running attire.  My bad.

     
    Time for all of you to head over to Beyond My DAW!
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